Holder for cooking range accessories



Feb. 29, 1944. H, HQ RING 2,342,970

HOLDER FOR COOKING RANGE ACCESSORIES Filed Sept. 22, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet1 Feb. 29, 1944. H. H. RING I 2,342,970

HOLDER FOR COOKING RANGE ACCESSORIES Filed Sept. 22, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet'2 Patented Feb. 29, 1944 HOLDER FOR COOKING RANGE ACCESSORIES Haroldin. Ring, Rockford, m, assignor to Get. D. Roper Corporation, Rockford,111., a corporation of Illinois Application September 22, 1941, SerialNo. 4 11,833

' 8 Claims. (o1. 211-86) This invention relates to'cooking ranges and ismore particularly concerned with an improved holder for a timer andcondiment shakers, so that these may be located conveniently and safelyon p the cooking top or on top of the back rail.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive holder which can be stamped from a single piece of sheetmetal and which is substantially completely concealed by the timer andcondiment shakers when set thereon.

Another object consists in the provision of a bracket of the kindmentioned which has a re taining lug provided thereon in such a way'thatthe bracket may be fastened interchangeably on top of the back rail oron the cooking top on different styles of ranges.

Still another object consists in the provision of a bracket of the kindmentioned having aligned elongated retainer ribs provided thereon inlongitudinally spaced relation, of such length and so spaced in relationto grooves provided in the bodies of the timer and condiment shakersthat a pair of shakers may be placed on the bracket in end to endrelationship and securely held against displacement, or the same bracketmay be used interchangeably with a timer and two shakersv placed onopposite sides of the timer, the bracket serving to hold the threepieces just as securely as the two pieces.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cooking. top

portion of a range having the back rail equipped with a holder made inaccordance with my invention for support of :a timer and a pair of saltand pepper shakers;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of another range, showing the same holderholding the pair of shakers alone;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder removed from the range andshown substantially full size;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the shakers shown substantiallyfull size and looking at the back thereof so as to show the groovesprovided in the body of the shaker for cooperation with the ribs on theholder;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional detail on the line 55 of Fig. 2 showinghow the holder bracket is fastened to the top of the back rail;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the cooking top portion of another rangeshowing the holder mounted on the cooking top portion;

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional detail on theline 'l''! of Fig. 6 showinghow the lug of the holder bracket is fastened between the back rail andthe cooking top,-and I a Figs. 8 and 9 are views of a condiment andtimer set and acondiment'set, respectively, partly in front elevationand partly in vertical section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7, so as toillustrate the interengagement of the ribs on the holder bracket'in thegrooves in the bodies of the timer and shakers.

The same reference numerals are applied to corresponding partsthroughout the views.

Referring first to Fig. 3, the reference numeral l0. designates theholder of my invention, which is usable interchangeably with a pair ofcondiment, shakers, like those shown at II and 12 in Figs. 2, 6, and 9,or with athree-piece set consisting of shakers I l and 12 together witha timer 13 asshowninFigs. 1 and 8. In a range like that shown at M and14' in Figs. ;1 and 2, where the cooking tops l5 and I5 have integralupwardly projecting rear portions It for support of the back rail 11,the holder i0 is arranged to be mounted on top of the back rail. Onstill another 'style of range, like that shown at It in Fig. 6, wherethe cooking top It is entirely independent of the back rail 20, and theback rail is arranged to be "fastened by its lower edge portion to thedownwardly projecting rear flange 2| on the cooking top, as by means ofscrews 22, only one of which'appears' in Figs. 7, 8, and 9, the holderID, as will more clearly appear hereaftenis adapted to be mounteddirectly on the cooking top, as shown in Figs; 6 and 7. In that styleofrange, shown in Fig. 6, the holder l0 may, ifdesired, be placed on topof theback rail 20, similarly as'shown in Figs. 1, 2', and 5.

The holder; It! consists of aone-piece sheet metal bracket formed toprovide an elongated shelf portion 2'3"-having upwardlyprojectingretaining ears 24 and 25 onthe back'thereof at opposite ends,and having-adownwardly pro- J'ecting attachment lug "25 on theback-thereof between and in rearwardly offset reason to the ears and 25.The lug 26 has a vertical slot 21 provided therein opening fromthe loweredge thereof and adapted to receive therein a screw, likethat shown atZZin Fig. -7 orlike thatshown at 28 in Fig'. -5, in the fastening of theholder bracket to the range. The thin .sheet'metal lug 26 can be enteredeasily between "the back rail 20 and the cooking top l9 when one orm'oreof its fastening screws 22. are loosened: slightly, and then afterone of the screws has been entered in the slot 2'! and the screws aretightened again the holder is held securely. Where theholde'r isfastened onto the top of the back rail I! or 29, as shown in Fig. 5, asingle screw 28 entered in a hole in the downwardly projecting flange 29on the top of the back rail serves to fasten the holder securely enough,the screw in this case also being entered in the slot 21.

The front edge portion of the holder bracket I is formed to providethree aligned, elongated, upwardly projecting hollow ribs 30, Si, and 32substantially of C-shaped cross-section in longitudinally spacedrelation. The timer l3 has the porcelain body thereof molded so as toprovide an elongated groove 33 in the bottom thereof along the front ofthe timer, the groove being slightly longer than the rib 3| and also ofsuffl cient depth, as indicated in Fig. 8, to permit easily placing thetimer l3 on the holder It with the rib 31 entered in the groove 33. Inlike manner the shakers I l and I2 have the porcelain bodies thereofmolded so as to provide grooves 34 and 35 in the bottoms thereof alongthe front for reception of the ribs 30 and 32, respectively, the groovesbeing slightly longer than the ribs and also of suflicient depth to makeit easy to remove andreplace the shakers, although the shakers and timerare held securely enough by the ribs to eliminate likelihood of theiraccidental displacement from the holder. The retaining ears 24 and 25cooperate with the ribs 30 and 32, respectively, to prevent the shakersfrom being upset, and they also facilitate setting the shakers down overthe ribs, because once the shaker is engaged with the cooperating ear 24or 25 the groove in the bottom of the shaker is assured of alignmentwith the retaining rib on the holder and the housewife has no difflcultyin interlocking the shaker with the holder. The shakers H and I2 may beinterchanged, although the design ornamentation on. the shakers isusually such that the salt shaker i2 is on the right and the peppershaker H on the leftof the timer. Each of the shakers ii and i2 has inaddition to the bottom grooves 3 5 and 35 two other grooves 3'6 andiii-in the back in aligned longitudinally spaced relation so as toprovide an intermediate web portion 33. These grooves receive theribs38-32 when the shakers are laid on their backs in end to endrelationship on theholder, as shown in Figs. 2, '6, and 9, the webs 38'under these conditions lying between the ends of the ribs,,as clearlyappears in Fig. 9, to prevent endwise displacement of the shakers fromthe holder. 'The same pair of shakers H and i2 usable in a three-pieceset with a timer i3 and arranged to belplaced on the holder iii in themanner shown in Fig. ,8 may, therefore,

, angle relationship to be used alone and placed on theholder in end toend relationship as shown in Fig. 9. V

The holder Hi when used on the top of the back rail of a range. supportsthe condiment shakers, or the shakers and timer, quite securely withoutany danger of any one of these pieces dropping down between the backrail and the kitchen wall. On the other hand, where the range is setwith the backrail substantially flush with the wall, the forward spacingof the retaining ears 24 and 25 on the bracket in relation to theattachment lug 26 is of advantage from the standpoint thatthe shakersare spaced from the wall and can, therefore, be more easily taken holdof and removed and replaced conveniently. The. same advantage is gainedwhen the holder is placed on the cooking top; there the desired spacerelationship is secured between the condiment shakers and the back rail,as should be clear from Fig. '7.

It is believed the foregoing description conveys a good understanding ofthe objects and advantages of my invention. The appended claims havebeen drawn to cover all legitimate modifications and adaptations.

. I claim:

1. As an article of manufacture, a bracket of the character describedcomprising a one-piece sheet metal body formed to provide an elongatedsubstantially flat shelf in a substantially horizontal plane, onelongitudinal edge portion of which forming the front of the shelf isformed to provide longitudinally spaced but aligned, elongated, articleretaining flanges bent upwardly from the body in substantially right theplane of the shelf and bent outwardly and downwardly back to the planeof the body to define flanges on the front of the shelf of substantiallyC-shaped crosssection to fit in recesses provided in the bottoms ofarticles seated on the shelf, the other longitudinal edge portion of theshelf forming the back thereof being formed to provide an attachingflange portion in substantially right angle relationship to the plane ofthe shelf.

2. As an article of manufacture, a bracket of the character describedcomprising a one-piece sheet metal body formed to provide an elongatedsubstantially flat shelf in a substantially horizontal plane, onelongitudinal edge portion of which forming the front of the shelf isformed to provide longitudinally spaced but aligned, elongated, articleretaining flanges bent upwardly from the body in substantially rightangle relationship to the plane of the shelf and bent outwardly anddownwardly back to the plane of the body to define flanges on the front.of the shelf of substantially C-shaped crosssection to fit in recessesprovided in the bottoms of articles seated on the shelf, the middleportion of the other longitudinal edge portion of the shelf forming theback thereof being formed to provide an attaching flange insubstantially right angle relationship to the plane of the shelf, andthe opposed end portions of the last named longitudinal edge portionbeing formed to provide upwardly projecting article retaining flanges insubstantially right angle relationship to the plane of the shelf and insubstantially parallel relation to the first mentioned flanges andspaced therefrom far enough to accommodate therebetween articles seatedon the shelf. in interfltting relationship to the first mentionedflanges and in abutment with the front faces of the last mentionedflanges.

3. For use with an article such as a condiment shaker adapted'to bedemountably supported on a shelf and having a recess provided in thebottom thereof at one edge to receive a flange when the article isplaced on the shelf, a shelf member having an upwardly projectingretaining flange provided on one edge thereof for preventing accidentaldisplacement of the article from the shelf while the edge portion of thearticle seated on the shelf conceals the shelf from view..

a. A holder for cooking range accessories such as condiment shakersadapted to be mounted on top of the back rail or on the cooking top infront of the back rail, said holder consisting of a flat sheet metalbody of substantially rectangular form bent downwardlyalong onelongitudinal. edge portionv to provide. any attachin flange portion,said flange portion having an opening provided therein to receivefastening means for securing the same to the back of the back rail orback of the cooking top when the body is resting on top of the back railor on the cooking top, the other longitudinal edge portion of said bodybeing bent upwardly and outwardly and downwardly to provide upwardlyprojecting, longitudinally spaced but aligned, elongated flanges ofsubstantially C-shaped crossseotion to fit in recesses provided in thebottoms of articles seated thereon, whereby to prevent accidentaldisplacement thereof from the holder when seated thereon with therecessed bottom portions thereof disposed in interfitting relation withsaid flanges and concealing said flanges from view.

5. A holder for cooking range accessories such as condiment shakersadapted to be mounted on top of the back rail or on the cooking top infront of the back rail, said holder consisting of a flat sheet metalbody of substantially rec tangular form bent downwardly along onelongitudinal edge portion to provide an attaching flange portion, saidflange portion having an opening provided therein to receive fasteningmeans for securing the same to the back of the back rail or back of thecooking top when the body is resting on top of the back rail or on thecooking top, the other longitudinal edge portion of said body being bentupwardly and outwardly and downwardly to provide upwardly projecting,longitudinally spaced but aligned, elongated flanges of substantiallyC-shaped cross-section to fit in recesses provided in the bottoms ofarticles seated thereon, whereby to prevent accidental displacementthereof from the holder when seated thereon with the recessed bottomportions thereof disposed in interfitting relation with said flanges andconcealing said flanges from view, the first mentioned'longitudinal edgeportion of said body being further formed to provide upwardly projectingflanges in substantially parallel relation to the last named flanges andin forwardly spaced relation to the attaching flange for engagement withthe backs of the articles for support thereof against tipping andagainst displacement from interfitting engagement with the lastmentioned flanges.

6. As an article of manufacture, a one-piece sheet metal bracket,comprising a generally rectangular body formed to provide intermediateits ends on the opposed longitudinal edge portions a relatively longupwardly projecting article retaining flange and a downwardly projectingattaching flange in substantially parallel relationship, said body beingfurther formed to provide opposed end portions narrower than theintermediate portion and having relatively short upwardly projectingarticle retaining flanges on the longitudinal edge portion thereof inlongitudinal alignment with the first mentioned flange but spaced fromthe opposite ends thereof, and upwardly projecting article retainingflanges on the other longitudinal edge portion in substantially parallelrelation with the last mentioned flanges.

7. An article of manufacture as set forth in claim 6, wherein the firstmentioned relatively long flange and the relatively short flanges inlongitudinal alignment therewith are bent outwardly and downwardly backto the plane of the body to a substantially C-shaped cross-section,

whereby said flanges are adapted to fit in simi- I body having on onelongitudinal edge portion relatively short upwardly projecting articleretaining flanges, said flanges being in longitudinal alignment with thefirst mentioned flange but spaced from the opposite ends thereof, andsaid end portions having on the other longitudinal edge portion upwardlyprojecting article retaining flanges in substantially parallel relationwith the last mentioned flanges, the first mentioned relatively longflange and the relatively short flanges in longitudinal alignmenttherewith being bent outwardly and downwardly back to the plane of thebody to a substantially C-shaped cross-section, whereby said flanges areadapted to fit in similarly shaped recesses provided in bottoms ofarticles seated on the body. HAROLD H. RING.

